Lace-cabinet.



PATENTEE E 26, 1906.

Y i E. WHJSON.

ASE GBINET.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES it. WILSON, F LAWSOX, MISSOURI..

LACECABNET.

citizen of the United States, residing at Low-V slots.

son, in the county of Kay :1nd State of Missouri, have invented ii new and useful .linee- Ciibinet, of which the following is ai speeiiication.

The invention relates to iiiiprovenieiiis in lace-cabinets.

Theobjeet of tho present invention is'toY improve the construction of' displuy iiliiiiets and to provide u simple and conipiiriitiveig inox ensive robinet designed pairtieiiliirivfor disp :lying lin-es, ribbons, andthe iike :ind adopted to expose the ends of the hires for displnjiing the various patterns und enpiihie of einiliiing the desired quantity of ninteriiil to be readily obtiiiiied hy simply pollini,r the loro outward.

A further olijeet ol" the invention is to irovide o robinet of this elmriieter whieli will he dust-proof :ind in which the, doors or eiosiires l'or exo-hiding: the dust will also serve :is Ineens for holding the free ends of the hires without liahiltv of f-i'oying the niiiteiiail in drawing the suine from the eiihinet.

With these :ind other objects in view the invention eoiisists in the construction sind novel combination und nrrziiilfenieiit of ports hereinafter fully deserilied, iliiistriited in the accompanying drawings, und pointed out in the claims hereto op ended.

In the drii'wings, 1igure 1 is 1i perspective view of n hioe-oiihinet oonstriieted in neeordiineewitli this invention. Fig. 2 is ii vertieiil sectional view of the saine. Figx is on eti liirgod detail seetioiml View illustrating the ciinstriietioiigof the hinged doors or closures for engi ving the hiee nud for covering the l* ig. 4' is ii detail perspeetive view of one. of the doorsor closures.

Like numerals of referenee designate eorresymiiding ports iii all the figures ol' the driiwings.

'l he eiiliinet, which iinw he eonstineted ol' any desired size, preiei'iiliiy eoiisists of ii eentriil section or hotly Vportion l mid side seetions 2, wliieli nre hinged tothe liodv portion :it one end thereof iind wliieli :ire adapted to he swung open, :is indieiited in Fig. i oi the drawings, for iill'ording iieeess tothe eoiiteols i of the eiiliiiiet. when it is desired to rephzee1 the uniti-rial or for obtaining surplus hives contained within the ventral sermon. 'lhe ee|i trol section, whieli may liiive any desired Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled May 31,

Patented June 26, 1906.

1965i Seriiii io. 263,183.

niiniher of sheives for holding surplus laces or other material, is provided with n projeoing hase 4 and zi projecting top 5, whirh reeeives the iop und bottoni of the hinged outer Sections .2 when the hitter ore closed, as clearly ilinstrnted in Fig. of the drawings. The.

noter sections, which forni doors for ihe body portion, are provided with hooks 6 or other suitable fastening nies-11s for eiigiiging keepers or eyes 7 oi the body portion l. The bese. inid the top of the robinet only he' of any ornsnienifil design, :is will he readily onders'od, :ind eiieli of the outer iiiovahie sections :3 is provided with top, bottoni, and sido iviilisiiiid hasn phiriilitvoi vortiral supports whieli also l'orni su )ports S for spools 9, on which the materia is wound. lhe inner hires of the side walls of the nioviihle seeiions ure provided with inclined grooves l0, und the supports 8 iire provided ivitliinelined slots ll, arranged in alinenient with eiieh other und ii'itirti'ie ineiined grooves of the side iviills. The iiioiixied slots und grooves forni open hearings for the journals of the roinovedfroiii the supports when the inovf nblo sections aire open.

front iviilis with slots or openings l2, through which the free ends of the loro or other ninteriiii on the spools are passed and Winth ore sores ,\vliioii consist of iliit plates or pieces. The doors or elosiires 13, Wliieh also serve as clamping deviees for holding the limes to prevent the saine from iniwindiiig too rapidly, and also retain the lree ends iii position for disphiving the various patterns eontained in the eidiinet, :ire provided with opposite jonrniiis or pivots 14, loeaited near the upper edgesoi the doors und arranged in perfora tions of ears l5. The ears 15 are preoraby provided with shanks 16, which are embe ded in the front wall of the cabinet, as indilhe lower engaging ed 17 of the door is rounded to prevent t e lace, when hein potted outA of the robinet, from being frye und the sind door, while it ma have soilieieiit weight to operate. by gravity, is preferiihly secured to' the outerand of o. coiled spring 1S. 'lhe eoied spring, which is looaied within ein opening or ',pe1"foration 19 of the, front wiill of the section 2, is secured at arranged in spared relation with the side walls,

normally eovered by hinged doors or elo4 spools 9, wiiieh muy he reiidiliv phieed in and Y The niovaihie seetions are provided et their Y rated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 ol' the drawings.

its outer end to the inner face of the door by means of a screw 2() or other suitable fastening device, and its inner end is secured to a shank 21 of a metal button or disk 22, which covers the inner end of the perforation or opening 19 and which is perforated furthe reception of suitable fastenin r devices for se The spools are adapted to hold ribbons,

laces7 and similar material, and the eonipartmentsformed by the shelves of the body portion of the cabinet are designed to reeeive laces on cards or boards, and they forni convenient receptacles for the stock before the same is placed on the -spools.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A display-cabinet provided with a slot for the passage of the material, a closure arranged wholly on the exterior of the cabinet and hin ed at one edge to one side of the slot and closing over the same, said closure behig arranged to engage and clam the material, and a spring connected with tile closure at an intermediate point and eoneealed by the same.

2. A display-cabinet provided with n slot for the passage of the material and having an opening, a spring mounted in the opening, and an exteriorly arranged movable elosure connected with the spring and normally l l l covering the slot and the opening and arranged to engage and clamp t e material.

3. A display-cabinet having a slot for the passage of the material and provided with an opening, an exteriorly-arranged hinged elo sure or door covering the slot and the opening, a spring arranged in the opening and connected with the door or closure, and a button or plate connected with the spring and covering the inner end of the opening.

4. A display-cabinet having a slot for the passage of the material and provided above the same with an opening, ears loeated above the opening, a door or closure hinged at its upper portion to the ears and provided with a lower rounded edge arranged at the bottom of the slot for engaging the material, and a spring mounted in the opening and eonneeted with the door or closure for holding the saine in engagement with the material.

5. A display-cabinet provided with a slot for the passage of the material, and a closure consisting of a llal plate or piece arranged wholly on the exterior of the cabinet, and hinged at one edge lo one side of the slot and closing over the same, the opposite edge of the closure heilig rounded and coo )erating with the cabinet at the adjacent sidIe of the slot to form a clamp for engaging the material.

ln testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto allixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMics n. WILSON. l Witnesses:

ALVA W. Molmow. lt. F. Ilun'r. 

